Holy, Holy, Holy

Man is Unholy

God’s Holiness & Justice

How People Responded to the Holiness of God in the OT

How People Responded to the Holiness of God in the NT

The Depravity of MankindThe Depravity of MankindPart 1Part 1

HolisticHolistic DepravityDepravity

Isaiah 64:6 – Isaiah 64:6 – We are all We are all infected and impure with sin. infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall. And leaves, we wither and fall. And our sins, like the wind, sweep our sins, like the wind, sweep us away. us away. NLTNLT

Ephesians 2:1-5 - Ephesians 2:1-5 - And you And you were dead in your trespasses were dead in your trespasses and sins, and sins, 22in which you in which you formerly walked according to formerly walked according to the course of this world, the course of this world, according to the prince of the according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spiritpower of the air, of the spirit

that is now working in the sons that is now working in the sons of disobedience. of disobedience. 33Among them Among them we too all formerly lived in the we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the children of wrath, even as the rest. rest.

44But GodBut God, , being rich in mercy, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with because of His great love with which He loved us, which He loved us, 55even when even when we were dead in our we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive transgressions, made us alive together with Christ…. together with Christ…. ESVESV

Holiness Holiness has always been has always been God’s Standard God’s Standard

for Mankind.for Mankind.

Matthew 15: 18–19 – Matthew 15: 18–19 – But But evil words come evil words come from an evil from an evil heart heart and defile the person and defile the person who says them. who says them. 1919For For from the from the heart heart come evil thoughts, come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. and slander. NLTNLT

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Ephesians 2:4 Ephesians 2:4 - - But God, But God, being rich in mercy, because of being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He His great love with which He loved us, even when we were loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with made us alive together with Christ. Christ. ESVESV

His Love is GreaterHis Love is Greater

Are you reminded of how Are you reminded of how you once lived?you once lived?

Do you revere the Do you revere the Holy Holy One One for His love for for His love for

you and how merciful and you and how merciful and kind He has been towards kind He has been towards you and continues to be?you and continues to be?

The HOLY, HOLY, HOLY The HOLY, HOLY, HOLY One One loved you while you loved you while you

werewereHis enemyHis enemy

Dominated by sinDominated by sin  

UnholyUnholy

FollowingFollowing SatanSatan

Are you in awe of the Are you in awe of the Holy One’s Holy One’s willingness willingness

to give His only Son to give His only Son to pay for your sin? to pay for your sin?   

ChristiansChristiansWalk With Him Walk With Him

In Loving Obedience.In Loving Obedience.

Not in God’s FamilyNot in God’s Family? ? Accept Jesus Christ as your Accept Jesus Christ as your

Lord & Savior.Lord & Savior.